Oshodi-Isolo (
Yoruba
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: ''Oṣòdì-Ìsọlọ̀'') is a
Local Government Area (LGA) within
Lagos State
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. It was formed by the second republic Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, also known as 'Baba Kekere' and the first Executive Chairman of the Local Government was late Sir Isaac Ademolu Banjoko. The LGA is part of the
Ikeja Division
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of
Lagos State
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,
Nigeria
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. At the 2006 Census it had a population of 621,509 people, and an area of 45 square kilometers. On the 1st of August 2021, Honourable Kehinde Oloyede Al-Maroof was elected for a first term into office as the Executive Chairman.
Wards
The Local Government was constituted by eleven wards as below listed:
#Oshodi/Bolade
#Orile Oshodi
#Mafoluku
#Shogunle
#Shogunle/Alasia
#Isolo
#Ajao Estate
#Ilasamaja
#Okota
#Ishagatedo
#Oke-Afa/Ejigbo
Politics
The first Executive Chairman of Isolo LCDA is Mrs. Mary Modupeola Fafowora-Oseghale who served for two terms in office and also as an Executive Secretary between 2004 and 2011.
It is represented in the Lagos state House of Assembly by Shokunle Hakeem (
APC) for Oshodi/Isolo I and Emeka Odimogu Oshodi (
APC) for Isolo II.
In the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
,
Dawodu Bashiru
Dawodu is a Nigerian surname meaning "first or eldest son, and is used in the sense of heir. The royal first-born son, born after his father's succession to the throne..."'' Iwe Itan Oyo: A Traditional Yoruba History and Its Author'', Toyin Fal ...
and
Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson Ganiyu is a Nigerian name that may refer to
Ganiyu
*Gani Adams (Ganiyu Adams, born 1970), Nigerian social activist and politician
* Ganiyu Akanbi Bello (1930–2014), Nigerian community leader and business tycoon
* Ganiyu Dawodu (1933–2006), Nige ...
both of the
APC represent the Oshodi-Isolo I and Oshodi-Isolo II respectively.
Gallery
File:The new terminal oshodi Lagos (14).jpg
File:Oshodi 30.jpg
References
External links
Oshodi-Isolo Local Government
Local Government Areas in Lagos State
Local Government Areas in Yorubaland
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